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>> more protester underway in tunisia -- protests are underway in tunisia. the other stories on al jazeera, as french forces in mali push north towards algeria, violence erupts in the capital. >> i am in brussels. after talks lasting through the night, we now have a draft proposal for the eu budget. many more hours ahead before a deal is finally done. >> nasa's curiosity rover gets down to work on the red planet. thousands of tunisians are gathering in their capital for the from -- funeral of a prominent opposition leader. shape -- shokri belaid was shot in front of his home. he was one of the government's fiercest critics. some are putting the blame on the ruling party. hashemi behar a -- hashem able horror -- haitian -- hashem ahelbarra is live with more. >> there are protests across the country and symbolic ceremonies paying tribute to the opposition leader. we are expecting the funeral to start anytime soon. the procession will be in the capital where he will be laid to rest. people are concerned about potential clashes with supporters of the government
>> more protester underway in tunisia -- protests are underway in tunisia. the other stories on al jazeera, as french forces in mali push north towards algeria, violence erupts in the capital. >> i am in brussels. after talks lasting through the night, we now have a draft proposal for the eu budget. many more hours ahead before a deal is finally done. >> nasa's curiosity rover gets down to work on the red planet. thousands of tunisians are gathering in their capital for the...
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people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the government, saying the outcome of the revolution has shown the islamists threatening democracy and that we need a democratic government. that we need secularism to prevail, and this earned him many opponents within society, particularly among conservatives and among the islamist. a few days ago he was on a tv show locally and he said that they promised to protect the revolution, but they are tools by the government and the islamists to get rid of us. >> we heard from an opposition leader who's blaming the government before his assassination. is that going to be in a widely hel
people are absolutely shocked. -- in tunisia. >> thank you very much. joining us is our correspondent. tell us who shokri belaid was and why would he have been a target? >> he's a member of a very small political party, the democratic nationalist party in tunisia, which is part of a broader coalition called the popular front, which is a gathering of leftist secular activists totally opposed to the policies of the predominantly islamist government. he had been a vocal critic of the...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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tunisia and to recently got on to recently jail until recently until recently all nine cases are francophone and the reason that happens because all these states have military pacts with france where bar france has special forces stationed in the capitals and the area is that if the head of state is in trouble let's see if there's a coup d'etat or france will jump to the aid of the person which actually means that they can rule with impunity they don't care about governance they don't care about they did to me ok ok did you meet your boy there emmanuel just let's go to paris go ahead and let's go to paradise to jump in on that specific specific point of view saying that france as you know in february two thousand and nine decided to . have a more transparent more. more. to really build to reshape its relation with a certain number of countries where military agreements i have to say that is not one of the states where for outside the military remit child was neither one of the states or so we were. be very conscious on saying what my colleague has just said that special forces are here to in
tunisia and to recently got on to recently jail until recently until recently all nine cases are francophone and the reason that happens because all these states have military pacts with france where bar france has special forces stationed in the capitals and the area is that if the head of state is in trouble let's see if there's a coup d'etat or france will jump to the aid of the person which actually means that they can rule with impunity they don't care about governance they don't care...
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tunisia until recently got on to recently jail until recently until recently all nine cases are francophone and the reason that happens because all these states have military pacts with france where bar france has special forces stationed in the capitals and the area is that if the head of state is in trouble let's see if there's a coup d'état france would jump to the aid of the person which actually means that they can rule with impunity they don't care about governance they don't care about they did to me ok ok did you mean to imply that emmanuel jal. let's go to paris go ahead and let's go to paris to jump in on that specific specific point of you saying that france as you know in february two thousand and nine decided to. have a more transparent more. let's say more. to really build to reshape its relation with a certain number of countries where they had military agreements i have to say that money is not one of the states where from outside the military agreements child was neither one of these states would be very conscious on saying what my colleague has just said that special forc
tunisia until recently got on to recently jail until recently until recently all nine cases are francophone and the reason that happens because all these states have military pacts with france where bar france has special forces stationed in the capitals and the area is that if the head of state is in trouble let's see if there's a coup d'état france would jump to the aid of the person which actually means that they can rule with impunity they don't care about governance they don't care about...
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something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing with winter, inadequate supplies and discrimination. ray suarez narrates our story. ( explosions ) >> reporter: 22 months in and showing no signs of abating the fight for the future of syria drags on. ( explosions ) both sides continue to wage all- out war with more than 60,000 dead and the plight of syria's displaced and dispossessed only grows worse. at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley, only 25 miles from the syrian border, refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality and to winter temperatures that routinely drop below freezin
something like this just doesn't happen in tunisia. and it has precipitated a major crise for tunisia and its international backers. >> warner: borzou deragahi of the "financial times" thank you very much. >> it's been a pleasure. >> ifill: next, we return to the conflict in syria and the unfolding refugee crisis there. the "newshour" recently sent freelance video journalist paige kollock to neighboring lebanon to see how the newly displaced are dealing...
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tunisia is the problem where it could become more than just a transit route as tunisia is currently fighting alongside islamists, and in mali, they return home. there's that concern. tunisia is concerned about french presence in mali. members, especially parliamentarians, they are concerned that the war in mali might become a potent recruitment for disgruntled tunisians, and fear a backlash. so far cross border links have been tenuous too far, based more on greed and criminality than ideology, but that could change. the future of tunisia and in morocco and elsewhere is that jihadigan steers, militants, and forces are destabilizing countries that are transitioning from a carrying route and have weak security institutions. tunisia authorities today are struggling to reform their dysfunctional security services. they are struggling to develop the capacity to police to counter the threats. even countries with strong security forces, there's dangerous there. morocco, for example, has been on high alert since the french intervention. we know several joined armed groups in mali, about 70 of them th
tunisia is the problem where it could become more than just a transit route as tunisia is currently fighting alongside islamists, and in mali, they return home. there's that concern. tunisia is concerned about french presence in mali. members, especially parliamentarians, they are concerned that the war in mali might become a potent recruitment for disgruntled tunisians, and fear a backlash. so far cross border links have been tenuous too far, based more on greed and criminality than ideology,...
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so in january, for example, january 2013, the prime minister's of algeria, libya, and tunisia they met in the western libya border channels they agreed to form joint chiefs to backward coordinate the security along the borders and extend the flow of drugs, arms and fuel. the interdiction of fuel is critical. it's crucial. why? because it allows militants mobility. in fact for years now, senior european and american counter terrorism officials had complained that algeria not doing enough to monitor the southern border that it was not doing enough to control the resources especially fuel, charcoal that held them. ..
so in january, for example, january 2013, the prime minister's of algeria, libya, and tunisia they met in the western libya border channels they agreed to form joint chiefs to backward coordinate the security along the borders and extend the flow of drugs, arms and fuel. the interdiction of fuel is critical. it's crucial. why? because it allows militants mobility. in fact for years now, senior european and american counter terrorism officials had complained that algeria not doing enough to...
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strongly supports basic freedoms in the arab world and will continue to work on places like egypt and tunisia so that the muslim identity of its citizens can be preserved and the democratic aspirations of its people can be realized. as far as the convoy, you know, i'm not privy to intelligence about what the convoy contained. i suspect that either included missile technology or wmd, or israel would not have felt compelled to attack the convoy across the border into syria. and that kind of preemptive action when it comes to offensive weapons or wmd. in my mind it is entirely justified and the united states would be entirely right supporting it. >> thank you, david. your remarks indicate a fastening both this is. it's a great preview to reading it. i look forward to doing exactly that. there's one issue that has been in the literature heavily debated about kosovo, and i think you're in a very good position to clarify the issue. what you've already said makes a negotiated agreement very unlikely, remarks at milosevic were not promising for a negotiated agreement. other scholars have suggested th
strongly supports basic freedoms in the arab world and will continue to work on places like egypt and tunisia so that the muslim identity of its citizens can be preserved and the democratic aspirations of its people can be realized. as far as the convoy, you know, i'm not privy to intelligence about what the convoy contained. i suspect that either included missile technology or wmd, or israel would not have felt compelled to attack the convoy across the border into syria. and that kind of...